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Where Does The Last Name Lion Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Lion (Georgian: ლიონ, Hindi: लिओन, Marathi: लीऑन, Oriya: ଲିଓନ, Russian: Лион) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lion? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Lion is the 17,608^th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 231,704 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Lion are found; 20 percent are found in Western Europe and 16 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 41,123^rd most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 17,806 people.

This last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 4,338 people, or 1 in 15,312. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 19 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 9 percent are found. Outside of France it exists in 168 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent are found and Egypt, where 10 percent are found.

Lion Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Lion has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lion surname rose 494 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 215 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lion Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (71%) in Belarus, Christian (97%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lion surname are 5.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.07% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lion earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 15.65% more than the national average, earning €34,730 per year; in Peru they earn 41.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,378 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.48% less than the national average, earning R 217,488 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.3% less than the national average, earning $16,504,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $46,835 CAD per year.